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  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  fireside chat, I asked him what advice he has for MIT students in my position to pursue design in an engineering/tech-centered school. His response ... consider in future semesters. Thanks again, John, for sharing your thoughts

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  Wednesdays for the next 4 months... (Sorry for the bad photo; I only had my camera phone here at the library.) I sit in the same chair every day and try to look mysterious so that other people in the library will think I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  #3 on it), Alex Doonesbury is officially going to MIT! Look out for her around campus next year...at least in The Tech. Here's today ... For those of you who are closely following the Doonesbury comic strip

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  that in mind, I looked up the word for "umbrella" in Google translator and went out shopping last night. I must have looked kind of strange in ... DID YOU KNOW? The song "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in nearly every

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  angst in the long run. For EA Applicants I hope that if you haven ... other schools on your list. It's an unfortunate fact of life that, in all ... interest to early and regular action applicants. For Regular Action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  an emotional time on its own, for reasons I only partially understand ... for their rant.) This is also true of food; I like to eat the same ... loves to cook for myself. As I move through the semesters at MIT, the food

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  systems are found in binary star systems, so they looked for eclipsing ... binary star passes in front of another binary star, you get an eclipse. The ... operated Wallace Observatory in Westford, MA. Once at the observatory, they

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  that I am beyond grateful for. But in some of these lows, I grappled with ... dependent on someone or something in an existential, unhealthy way, you can ... ’s their thing for the people in these classes! I met some cool writers, and

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Events

  How about an eπ Reunion?

  

  In my email this morning: Hello fellow Young Alums! As you may or ... commemorate the 7.4-year mark of our graduation, and we're doing it in grand style by throwing a "get out of the cold" party in South Beach the weekend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  she keeps looking at his scalp for the 666 mark? In fact, given the ... ecstatic to hear, "Your Epidural is in." Upon seeing Miles for the first time ... a write-in candidate for the Academy Awards. Her award; Best dramatic

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  longer a start and an end, but a million little slices of area in between ... before I asked for help. Even if I was completely lost in recitation, I ... . ---------------------------- Freshman year was a struggle in more ways than just academic. For the first

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Going for the Au An MIT alum will compete in Olympic skeleton.

  

  Karvinen (TsK) Antaki, who was born in and will compete for Lebanon, lived in Burton-Conner when he was an undergraduate. He was active in rugby ... Today, MIT alum Pat Antaki '84 will compete in the Olympics. He will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  8 months ago, an email from MIT asking me for money read something ... 50 cents a day. Today, an email from MIT asking me for money reads ... to look back in my journals and see the days when all I wanted to do

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  . constantly looking for escape routes. i remember what it felt like that year ... know how to lose friends with grace. in a way, i am thankful for you ... tw suicide mention and angst!! to the skeletons in my closet

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience ... fundraiser for the Cambridge YWCA. You may remember an advertisement for this ... the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and is majoring in Course

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  help, and the great insight you provide to those of us looking in from the outside (though hopefully not for long!) :D This is an excellent ... caught up in. Definitely worth a look, even if it's from back in the day. ;-)

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Leaving home…

  

  travelling.] For months, I've been looking forward to the day I'd be leaving ... years to prepare for that. But I suppose you could say that in all of the ... and support structure that one takes for granted living in the same area

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  will introduce themselves. They'll talk about what MIT looks for in an ... Country Club Plaza If you're in one of these areas, I look forward to seeing ... America to meet with prospective applicants and parents in more than 70

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  an article about her research findings in Technology Review. It ... stumbled upon an entry for a Comparative Media Studies/Writing UROP that looked like a perfect match for my obsessive fangirl brain: [annotation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  of junior fall, I lied to my advisor for the first time. He looked at ... lying, then, to call these lies? Five. In What getting an education from ... : [Getting an education from MIT is like] eating the best pizza in the world

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022